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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sounds like the movie made a change for the better.

[–] hOrni 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's been some time since I've read the book, but I always say, Forrest Gump is an example of the movie being better than the book.

[–] EvacuateSoul 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Another example of this is Fight Club. The movie has the big twist, which isn't even hidden in the book.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The opposite of Marathon Man, where the book has a twist that the movie doesn't hide at all.

[–] Auduras 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree, usually this isn't the case. IMO the other example of this is with Jurassic Park.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

How do you mean?

I found the book much more compelling.

After I read it, I thought that maybe I would've cared about the movie if he had a scoche of relatability or development.

Movie gump seemed like a trope rather than a character as soon as the previews were being shown.

[–] blazeknave 5 points 1 year ago

I think we read different comments... Space with monkeys?!